I?m as mild and as meek as a mouse
When I hear a command, I obey
But I know of a spot in my house
Where no one can stand in my way

In my own little corner, In my own little chair
I can be whatever I want to be
On the wing of my fancy, I can fly anywhere
And the world will open it?s arms to me
I?m a young Egyptian princess or a milkmaid
I?m the greatest primadonna in Milan
I?m an heiress who has always had her silk made
By her own flock of silk worms in Japan
I?m a girl men go mad for
Love?s a game I can play
With a cool and confident kind of air
Just as long as I stay in my own little corner
All alone, in my own little chair
I can be whatever I want to be
I?m a thief in Calcutta, I?m a queen in Peru
I?m a mermaid dancing upon the sea

I?m a huntress on an African safari
It?s a dangerous type of sport, and yet it?s fun
In the night I sally forth to seek my quarry
And I find I forgot to bring my gun
I am lost in the jungle, all alone and unarmed
When I meet a lioness in her lair

Then I?m glad to be back in my own little corner
All alone, in my own little chair